Shoemaker&#39;s repair form



July 10, 1923 1,461,517

R. CASTROGIOVANNI SHOEMAKER'S REPAIR FORM Filed Oct. 26. 1921 2Sheets-Sheetl r r/////////ll)m am; am

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ROSARIO CASTROGIOVANNI, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

SHOEMAKERS REPAIR FORM.

Application filed October 26, 1921. Serial No. 510,490.

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Be it known that RosARIo CASTROGIO- VANNI, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and tate of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ShoemakersRepair Forms, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to improvements in shoemakers forms such as areused by cobblers for resoling and repairing shoes, and more particularlyhas reference to the configuration or shape of the same by which theform is more readily adapted for use and fits into the shoe better thanthe usual curved form heretofore employed, thus insuring among otheradvantages. the turning of the nails when driven through the sole.

In the accompanying drawings, I have illustrated in Fig. 1, in sideelevation, a suitable form adapted for use upon mens and boys shoes,Fig. 2 is a plan View looking upwardly at the same, and Fig. 3 is acrosssection on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4: is a side elevation of aladies or misses form. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the base thereof, andFig. 6 is a cross-section on the line 66 of Fig. 4.

The sole or tread of the form, it will be observed, is substantiallystraight and flat both transversely and longitudinally and both fore andaft as indicated at 7 and 8 respectively in the mens form, and 9, 10 inthe ladies form. This fiat sole surface irrespective of the interior ofthe shoe, allows the edge or periphery of the form to engage snuglyaround the inside of the shoe so that the nails when driven through thesole strike the iron form and are turned, securely fastening the sole inposition, whereas according to the present practice, these iron formshave habitually been made with curved sole or base portions leaving aspace between the inside of the sole and rim of the form, causing theleather sole to spring with each blow of the cobblers hammer and manytimes projecting beyond the rim or edge of the form allowing the nailsto project into the shoe, causing considerable difficulty and requiringconsiderable time of the cobbler reinserting the form to so shift theshoe thereupon as to be able to refasten and turn down the nails,frequently resulting in a poorly nailed sole, the nails of which notonly tear the socks or stockings of the wearer, but frequently cut theflesh and ruin the hose. Furthermore, the flat surface of the formprevents the point of the nail from being deflected outwardly from theinside of the shoe, sometimes cut ting through the upper.

The reinforcing webs such as 1l-12, it will also be observed whilesufficiently stout to give all necessary strength to the form, are notprojected suihciently to .interfere with the insertion of the form intothe shoe, the curve of the web or rib sweeping down close to the instepand then forwardly close to the base or sole of the form. Anotherimportant advantage in the shape disclosed is the pointed toe 18-14twhich insures a support for the nails at the toe to strike, whereas inthe more rounded forms now in use, these nails enter the toe of the shoewithout being turned, therebv coming loose and opening up the shoe. Ofcourse where a rounded toe shoe is being repaired the point of the formis shifted from side to side therein as the nails are driven, thusinsuring the proper support and deflecting base for the nail.

The error heretofore seems to have been that the trade has thought itnecessary that the base of the form be rounded to conform to theconventional inside form of the sole of the shoe, whereas it has beenfound that by flattening the form and pointing it as shown, the shoe canbe readily shifted thereupon and the edge of the form can be project-edentirely within the interior corners of the shoe to meet the nailsdriven through the sole, thus serving a decided advantage not only inthe accomplishment of the work, but in the saving of time in so doing.

Qf course it will be understood that various modifications may be madein the conas claimed.

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In afo-rm ofthe class described, a sole or base portion substantiallyfiat, producing in elevation substantially a straight line bothtransversely and longitudinally, and a heel portion therefor alsosubstantially flat,

and having a pointed toeportion, a reinforcing Web of slight projectionfrom the toe to the shank turning sharp-1y substantially at the instepthereof and in combination side Webs extending upwardly from said baseto a point beyond the ankle.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiiX my signature.

ROSARIO OASTR OGIOVANNIL.

